Supreme Court of India
Sanjay K. Sinha-ii and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the respondents cannot be given seniority over and above the petitioners-appellants.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Service Law : Bihar Forest Service Rules-Ru/es 3 and 35-Post of Assistant Conservators of Forests-Direct Recruits and promotees-lnter se seniority-Determination of-Posts to be filled by 50% direct recruits and 50% promotees-Candidate appointed to substantive posts by direct recruitment-Appointment of candidates from feeder posts against non existing posts du~ing the relevant period-Thereafter, appointment order of direct recruits issued-Final seniority list issued showing direct recruits junior to promotees-Validity of-Held: Appointments made contrary to the rules are merely fortuitous and
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Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Bihar State Electricity Board and Others v. Dharamdeo Das
- 2019 Nand Kumar Manjhi & Anr. Etc. v. The State of Bihar & Ors. Etc.
- 2019 Sudhakar Baburao Nangnure v. Noreshwar Raghunathrao Shende & Ors.
Of those, 3 referred to
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